What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-6031?

CVE-2015-6031 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.8%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2015-6031?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2015-6031. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 2.8%.

Miniupnpc CVE-2015-6031

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2015-11-02 cret@cert.org

Denial Of Service RCE Buffer Overflow Miniupnpc Debian Linux Ubuntu Linux Leap Opensuse

6.8

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.8 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Network

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Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 02, 2015 - 19:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Buffer overflow in the IGDstartelt function in igd_desc_parse.c in the MiniUPnP client (aka MiniUPnPc) before 1.9.20150917 allows remote UPNP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "oversized" XML element name.

AnalysisAI

Buffer overflow in the IGDstartelt function in igd_desc_parse.c in the MiniUPnP client (aka MiniUPnPc) before 1.9.20150917 allows remote UPNP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash). Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Buffer overflow in the IGDstartelt function in igd_desc_parse.c in the MiniUPnP client (aka MiniUPnPc) before 1.9.20150917 allows remote UPNP servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an "oversized" XML element name. Affected products include: Miniupnp Project Miniupnpc, Debian Debian Linux, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse. Version information: before 1.9.20150917.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.